Dear President von der Leyen, The EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) congratulates you on your re-election as President of the European Commission. We call on you and your College of Commissioners to use your unique power to prevent health impacts from air pollution. By awarding clean air a prominent mandate priority at Vice-Presidency level you […]
On the eve of the 2024-29 EU policy cycle, the newly formed EU Healthy Air Coalition (EUHAC) held a policy brief on opportunities for disease prevention, economic savings through revised air quality standard. […]
The European Parliament adopted today by a large majority – with 381 in favour, 225 against, and 17 abstentions – the provisional trilogue agreement on the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (AAQD), to update the EU’s clean air standards dating from 2008. The EU Healthy Air Coalition, representing medical doctors, healthcare professionals, patient […]
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On Wednesday 24 April the Plenary will be voting on “Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe”, procedure file 2022/ 0347 (COD). This follows a provisional agreement reached on 20 February by Parliament and Council in trilogue on updating EU’s clean air standards (revised Ambient Air Quality Directive). Faced with a public health emergency from air pollution, this deal brings the EU one step closer to finally tackling it. […]
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